Every Sokeefe Moment Ever (8.5-9+) 💞

Unlocked, Chapter 5 (Sophie)

Sophie buried her face between Ella's floppy blue elephant ears. "I'm fine.

It wasn't a big deal."

That's what she'd been telling herself ever since she'd fled the Healing Center.

Keefe was just trying to be extra careful until he figured out how to control his new ability—she should be grateful for that!

He was being cautious instead of reckless.

And it wasn't like he'd told her to stay away forever.

But... her mind kept replaying that nod he gave Oralie. The set of his jaw and the determination in his eyes almost felt like...

Like he wasn't even going to miss her.

Like he didn't care at all.

_ _ _

Okay, fine, maybe she wanted to sit there feeling sorry for herself for a few more hours—but in her defense, it had been a rough couple of weeks.

She'd sorta broken up with Fitz. Found out Councillor Oralie was her genetic mother. Watched helplessly as Keefe nearly died from his mom's horrible experiments. Spent days sitting by his side in the Healing Center, worrying he'd never wake up. And now that he had, he'd basically told her to go away.

_ _ _

She straightened up, needing a few more breaths for her vision to clear enough to focus on the enormous, multi-spired crystal tower in front of them, which was probably designed to be equally impressive and intimidating. But all Sophie felt was sadness.

So many horrible, traumatic things had happened to Keefe inside those shimmering walls, and she found herself wishing she could tear them down, block by block.

Maybe someday she would.